Significant longplayers from the past
7 December 2025
Iconic nightingales THE BYRDS, by some described at the time as the American answer to the British Beatles (sorry, guys, wrong answer) released their 2nd LP ‘TURN! TURN! TURN!’ on 6 December 1965, 60 years ago.
Frontman/lead guitarist Roger McGuinn‘s contributions to songwriting increased and rhythm guitarist David Crosby received his first writing credit on a Byrds album. However, the band’s prolific songwriter Gene Clark (vocals, tambourine) still contributed most of
the original material.
It reached #17 in the US (with a run
of 40 weeks on the charts) and #11
in the UK.
The New York Times wrote: “Not so strong as the first Byrds LP,
Mr. Tambourine Man, but still an effective program of folk-rock.”
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